ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Association of Paternity Leave with Impaired Father-Infant Bonding: Findings from a Nationwide Online Survey in Japan.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Impact of paternity leave on the health of fathers and their families: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Paternity leave, supportive involvement, and maternal postpartum adjustment: parity-stratified associations in a structural equation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effects of Emotional Violence Experienced by Fathers From Their Partners in the Postpartum Period on Depression Level and Father-Infant Attachment.Developmental psychobiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Although the number of fathers taking childcare leave is increasing, the impact of paternity leave on father-infant bonding remains to be fully investigated. This study aimed to assess the association between paternity leave and father-infant bonding among fathers with children under two years old. A cross-sectional study was performed using data from the Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey study, a nationwide online survey conducted between July and August 2021 (N = 1194). Father-infant bonding was assessed by the Japanese version of the Mother-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS-J), which comprised two subscales (lack of affection (LA), and anger and rejection (AR)), with a higher score denoting poor bonding. Four hundred (33.5%) fathers self-reported taking childcare leave. Paternity leave was associated with higher total MIBS-J score and AR score after adjusting for covariates (coefficient 0.51; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.06-0.96, coefficient 0.26; 95% CI 0.03-0.49, respectively), but not with LA score (coefficient 0.10; 95% CI -0.13-0.34). There was no trend in the association between paternity leave and total MIBS-J score by children's age group (
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